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The Florida Maternal Mortality Review Committee (Florida MMRC),formerly known as thePregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR),first convened in 1996. The committee currently has 25 members, meets quarterly, and reviews all pregnancy-related cases as well as a sample of pregnancy-associated cases. In 2021, cases from 2020 were reviewed. Florida had 209,645 live births and 44 pregnancy-related deaths. The Florida MMRCmission is to increase awareness of the issues surrounding pregnancy-related deaths and to promote change among individuals, communities, and health care systems in order to reduce the number of deaths.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Angela Thompson
Credentials
BSN, RN
Title
PAMR Coordinator
Affiliation
Florida Department of Health
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Angela.Thompson@flhealth.gov
Phone
850-558-9686
Secondary
Name
Tara co*ckman
Credentials
RN, IBCLC
Title
Maternal and Child Health Program Administrator
Affiliation
Florida Department of Health
MMRC Role
State Agency Leadership
Phone
850-245-4468
Secondary
Name
Shay Chapman
Credentials
MBA, BSN, RN
Title
Deputy Director, Division of Community Health Promotion
Affiliation
Florida Department of Health
MMRC Role
Chair or Co-Chair
State Agency Leadership
Shay.Chapman@flhealth.gov
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
Yes
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION
No
TITLE V MCH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
Yes
STATE BUDGET
Yes
Scope of cases reviewed
All deaths during pregnancy or within one year of the end of pregnancy from a pregnancy complication, a chain of events initiated by pregnancy, or the aggravation of an unrelated condition by the physiologic effects of pregnancy, and not intentional or unintentional injury
A sample of deaths caused by intentional or unintentional injury
Individuals, Disciplines, and Organizations Represented on Review
| Organizations | Core Disciplines | Specialty Disciplines |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Institutions FIMR/CDR Programs Healthy Start Agencies Professional Assoc. State Chapters State Title V Program | Community Advocates Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology Nurse Midwifery Obstetrics and Gynecology Perinatal Nursing Psychiatry Public Health Social Work | Addiction Counseling Cardiology Emergency Response Epidemiology Mental Health Provider Public Health Nursing |
Success Stories
Florida Success Story: Initiatives to Address Preventable Postpartum Hemorrhage Mortality (Apr 2022)
Two initiatives were implemented to address preventable mortality related to postpartum hemorrhage. Between 2010 and 2019, the pregnancy-related mortality ratio due to hemorrhage declined from a rolling three-year average of 3.4 hemorrhage deaths per 100,000 live births in 2010-2012 to 2.1 deaths in 2017-2019.
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State Materials
UMMM Opioid Use During Pregnancy June 2020
Florida Department of Health
2020
2019 Florida MMRC Update Report
2021
2018 PAMR Update Report
Florida Department of Health
2018
Florida Urgent Maternal Mortality Message to Providers- Cardiomyopathy (2018)
2018
The Urgent Maternal Mortality Message to Providers are timely messages to support initiatives related to preventing maternal deaths in Florida. The messages are developed by the PAMR action subcommittee and are guided by the professional recommendations from the quarterly, statewide Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR).
Florida Urgent Maternal Mortality Message to Providers – Hemorrhage (2018)
2018
The Urgent Maternal Mortality Message to Providers are timely messages to support initiatives related to preventing maternal deaths in Florida. The messages are developed by the PAMR action subcommittee and are guided by the professional recommendations from the quarterly, statewide Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR).
Florida Urgent Maternal Mortality Message to Providers-Maternal Early Warning System (MEWS) (2018)
2018
The Urgent Maternal Mortality Message to Providers are timely messages to support initiatives related to preventing maternal deaths in Florida. The messages are developed by the PAMR action subcommittee and are guided by the professional recommendations from the quarterly, statewide Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR).
Florida PAMR 2016 Data Update Report
2018
The Florida PAMR 2016data update report provides an overview and comparisons of PRD data and trends for Florida between the years 2006 and 2016. Distributions of PRDs are shown by race/ethnicity, age, BMI, timing of deaths, pregnancy outcome, type of delivery and cause of death, and, when applicable, pregnancy-related mortality ratios (PRMRs).
Florida PAMR 2015 Data Update Report
2017
The Florida PAMR 2015 data update report provides an overview and comparisons of PRD data and trends for Florida between the years 2006 and 2015. Distributions of PRDs are shown by race/ethnicity, age, BMI, timing of deaths, pregnancy outcome, type of delivery and cause of death, and, when applicable, pregnancy-related mortality ratios (PRMRs).
Florida Case Summary Template (2015)
Florida Department of Health
2015
Florida PAMR 2014 Data Update Report
2016
The Florida PAMR 2014 data update report provides an overview and comparisons of PRD data and trends for Florida between the years 2005 and 2014. Distributions of PRDs are shown by race/ethnicity, age, BMI, timing of deaths, pregnancy outcome, type of delivery and cause of death, and, when applicable, pregnancy-related mortality ratios (PRMRs).
Florida Pregnancy-Related Deaths Due to Infection 2005-2014
2016
This brief provides an overview of pregnancy related deaths (PRDs) due to infections in Florida from 2005 to 2014, and includes evidence-based recommendations intended to reduce the risk of maternal death due to infections.
Identifying Pregnancy-Associated Deaths in Florida (2010)
Florida Department of Health
2010
2020 Florida MMRC Update Report
2022
The 2020 Florida MMRC Update Report details the pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related data from deaths that occurred in 2020 that were reviewed by the committee in 2021.
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